Air Boarder 64

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Air Boarder 64
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Japanese box art
Developer(s) Human Entertainment [1]
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Human Entertainment
  • EU: Gaga Interactive Media
Composer(s) Masafumi Takada
Platform(s) Nintendo 64
Release
  • JP: March 27, 1998 [2]
  • EU: November 1998
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Air Boarder 64 [lower-alpha 2] is a futuristic hoverboard racing game for the Nintendo 64 released in 1998. It was to be released under the name AirBoardin' USA in North America by ASCII Entertainment, but was cancelled. [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly's review was by four critics, two that gave it a 1.5/5, one a 2/10 and another a 3.5/10. [5]
  2. ↑ Japanese: エアボーダー64, Hepburn: Ea Bōdā 64

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References

  1. ↑ "ASCII Entertainment Software Announces the AirBoardin' USA". asciient.com. May 28, 1998. Archived from the original on February 20, 1999. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ IGN Staff (March 25, 1998). "Airboarder Ships in Japan". IGN . Retrieved 2009-12-01.
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  10. ↑ "Airboarder 64". Nintendo Official Magazine . No. 74. November 1998. p. 46.
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